COVID-19: Six deaths reported in DK, Udupi
The Hindu
Dakshina Kannada reported five COVID-19 deaths and 162 new cases on Saturday. With 251 persons discharged, the number of active cases stood at 2,146. The test positivity rate was put at 1.47%.Udupi di
Dakshina Kannada reported five COVID-19 deaths and 162 new cases on Saturday. With 251 persons discharged, the number of active cases stood at 2,146. The test positivity rate was put at 1.47%. Udupi district reported one death and 97 new cases. With 137 persons discharged, the number of active cases stood at 1,554. With 16,589 persons vaccinated on Saturday, the total number in Dakshina Kannada was at 16,96,914. In Udupi 9,946 persons received vaccine and this took the total number to 11,08,792.Leaders and legislators hailing from Ballari, which is part of the Kalyana Karnataka region, seem to be a source of much political upheaval in Karnataka, going by recent history. This has been the case since the time illegal mining hit national and international headlines in the 2000s and the place gained reputation as “Republic of Ballari”.
The former BJP MLA of Udupi K. Raghupathi Bhat claimed on Saturday that he contesting the Legislative Council elections from South West Graduates’ Constituency as rebel candidate made the saffron party field its party leader C. T. Ravi in the biennial elections to the Legislative Council from the Legislative Assembly.